This is a list of the

UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...

World Heritage Sites A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the UNESCO, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNES ...

around the world by year of inscription, selected during the annual sessions of the

World Heritage Committee The World Heritage Committee selects the sites to be listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including the World Heritage List and the List of World Heritage in Danger, defines the use of the World Heritage Fund and allocates financial assistance ...

. The first World Heritage Site in the list is the

Galápagos Islands The Galápagos Islands (Spanish: , , ) are an archipelago of volcanic islands. They are distributed on each side of the equator in the Pacific Ocean, surrounding the centre of the Western Hemisphere, and are part of the Republic of Ecuador ...

. The 24th session in 2000 inscribed the most with 61 entries, while the 13th session in 1989 only inscribed seven sites. (F) denotes a country's first inscription.

1978 (2nd session)

12 sites (8 cultural, 4 natural)
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1979 (3rd session)

45 sites (34 cultural, 8 natural, 3 mixed)
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1980 (4th session)

27 sites (22 cultural, 5 natural)
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1981 (5th session)

26 sites (15 cultural, 9 natural, 2 mixed)
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1982 (6th session)

24 sites (17 cultural, 5 natural, 2 mixed)
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1983 (7th session)

29 sites (19 cultural, 9 natural, 1 mixed)
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1984 (8th session)

22 sites (15 cultural, 7 natural)
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1985 (9th session)

30 sites (25 cultural, 4 natural, 1 mixed)
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1986 (10th session)

29 sites (23 cultural, 5 natural, 1 mixed)
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1987 (11th session)

41 sites (32 cultural, 7 natural, 2 mixed)
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1988 (12th session)

27 sites (19 cultural, 5 natural, 3 mixed)
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1989 (13th session)

7 sites (4 cultural, 2 natural, 1 mixed)
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1990 (14th session)

16 sites (11 cultural, 2 natural, 3 mixed)
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1991 (15th session)

22 sites (16 cultural, 6 natural)
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1992 (16th session)

20 sites (16 cultural, 4 natural)
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1993 (17th session)

33 sites (29 cultural, 4 natural)
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1994 (18th session)

29 sites (21 cultural, 8 natural)
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1995 (19th session)

29 sites (23 cultural, 6 natural)
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1996 (20th session)

37 sites (30 cultural, 5 natural, 2 mixed)
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1997 (21st session)

46 sites (38 cultural, 7 natural, 1 mixed)
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1998 (22nd session)

30 sites (27 cultural, 3 natural)
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1999 (23rd session)

48 sites (35 cultural, 11 natural, 2 mixed)
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2000 (24th session)

61 sites (50 cultural, 10 natural, 1 mixed)
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2001 (25th session)

31 sites (25 cultural, 6 natural)
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2002 (26th session)

9 sites (8 cultural, 1 mixed)
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2003 (27th session)

24 sites (19 cultural, 5 natural)
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2004 (28th session)

34 sites (29 cultural, 5 natural)
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2005 (29th session)

24 sites (17 cultural, 7 natural)
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2006 (30th session)

18 sites (16 cultural, 2 natural)
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2007 (31st session)

22 sites (16 cultural, 4 natural, 2 mixed)
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2008 (32nd session)

27 sites (19 cultural, 8 natural)
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2009 (33rd session)

13 sites (11 cultural, 2 natural)
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2010 (34th session)

21 sites (15 cultural, 5 natural, 1 mixed)
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2011 (35th session)

25 sites (21 cultural, 3 natural, 1 mixed)
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2012 (36th session)

26 sites (20 cultural, 5 natural, 1 mixed)
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2013 (37th session)

19 sites (14 cultural, 5 natural)
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2014 (38th session)

26 sites (22 cultural, 3 natural, 1 mixed)
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2015 (39th session)

24 sites (23 cultural, 1 mixed)
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2016 (40th session)

21 sites (12 cultural, 6 natural, 3 mixed)
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2017 (41st session)

21 sites (18 cultural, 3 natural)
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2018 (42nd session)

19 sites (13 cultural, 3 natural, 3 mixed)
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2019 (43rd session)

29 sites (24 cultural, 4 natural, 1 mixed)
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2021 (44th session)

The 44th session was originally scheduled for 2020 but postponed to 2021 due to the

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ...

. Thus, the World Heritage Committee voted on both 2020 and 2021 nominations. 34 sites (29 cultural, 5 natural)
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2022 (45th session)

The 45th session was originally scheduled to be held from 19 June to 30 June, 2022, in

Kazan Kazan ( ; rus, Казань, p=kɐˈzanʲ; tt-Cyrl, Казан, ''Qazan'', IPA: ɑzan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka rivers, covering a ...

, Russia, but was postponed indefinitely due to the

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References

External links

UNESCO World Heritage portal
– Official website (in English and French)
The World Heritage List
– Official searchable list of all Inscribed Properties
New Inscribed Properties
– List of new Inscribed Properties. Also lists nominated sites prior to an upcoming session of the World Heritage Committee. {{DEFAULTSORT:World Heritage Sites by year of inscription World Heritage Sites